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The Mysteries of Beethoven's Hair by Lydia Nibley

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The Mysteries of Beethoven's Hair

Author
Lydia Nibley
Narrator
Jeff McCarthy
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Publish Date
15 November 2013
Run Time
2 hours 10 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music
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Russell Martin, author of Beethoven's Hair, and his wife, Lydia Nibley, tell the story of how a lock of Ludwig von Beethoven's hair, clipped from the composer's head on his deathbed in Germany in 1827, ended up in Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943 and was later sold at auction in London in 1994. Learn about this incredible journey through history and the mysteries revealed about Beethoven's deafness and death. Photographs, correspondence, reserach, and forensics further inform this fascinating story.

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Author
Lydia Nibley
Narrator
Jeff McCarthy
Duration
2 hours 10 minutes
Release Date
15 November 2013
ISBN
9781490608310
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Genre
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music

Synopsis

Russell Martin, author of Beethoven's Hair, and his wife, Lydia Nibley, tell the story of how a lock of Ludwig von Beethoven's hair, clipped from the composer's head on his deathbed in Germany in 1827, ended up in Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943 and was later sold at auction in London in 1994. Learn about this incredible journey through history and the mysteries revealed about Beethoven's deafness and death. Photographs, correspondence, reserach, and forensics further inform this fascinating story.

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